Weather Records on 16 January 2005

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2005. Highest significance: Choshi, JP.

Key Facts for 16 January 2005

On 16 January 2005, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 630 daily.
Choshi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.0 mm (5.7 in) on 16 January 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 16 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hierro/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Salvador El Seco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blowhard Mtn Radar	United States	Record snow depth	289.6 cm (114.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gerlach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pozos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Temoaya	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balagansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maningrida	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bahia de Los Angeles	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 16 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 16 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 788.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 2005

Top 20 records on 16 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2005	Choshi, JP	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2005	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2005	Hierro/Aeropuerto, ES	monthly rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2005	Nikko, JP	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Kadoka, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Odessa, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Sidney 1SSE, US	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Mason City, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Covert, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Chichibu, JP	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Jesus Carranza, MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Bedford, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	David City 4E, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Cleveland, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Cuatotolapan, MX	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2005	Smith Ctr, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 654 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	489
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1